The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-29
BlRIEY'S BAD BREAK.
GEO. B. PAYNE NEARLY KILLS
HACKMAN FARRELL
With q Heavy Stick for Cursing
Him - At Deaths
Door.

Barney Farrell, a well-known hack
man, is lying in his room In the Lee
Building, with several severe caches
In his head and In semi comatose
condition, from which II Is hardly
probable he will recover.
Geo. B. Payne, foreman Of F. A.
mes 4 Co.'s stable, on Monroe street,
ar Third, occupies. q cage at the sta.
tion house, and II Farrell dies he will
be tried for murder or manslaughter,
he beins the wielder OF the bludgeon
which placed Farrell at deaths door.
The circumstances are as follows:
Wednesday evening, about dark, Far
rell telephoned 10 Jones & %. g stable,
ordering his back--which 10 kept at
the stable-to be sent TO him. Payne
answered that he had no one to send
the hack by, but that he would have
the horses put to it,wh!ch he did. Far
rell telephoned sgain, asking for his
hack, and was told to come after II.
He did 90, and on reaching the stable
cursed Payne, using phrases which re-
flected on the legitimacy OF bis birth,
coupled with disrespectiul illusions to
his gray hairs. Payne had heavy
walking stick In bis hand, and know.
ing him to be "eame" and likely TO
nee II, Farrell caught the weapon.
Payne struggled, and Farrell shifted
his hold to his throat. Then the
velghty stick was whirlsd about and
descended with fearful force once,
twice, thrice, on the hackman's head.
Farrell did not fall, however, until
caught by Bob Caruthers, who, with q
Texas horse trader, were endeavoring
10 part the men. Then he fell heavily
10 the floor. DR.. Williford was called
and he dressed Barney's wounds, after
which the wounded man was taken to
his room.
Patrollman Wilder arrested Payne,
who was released by Chief OF Police
Davis, the affair not being considered
more serious than an ordinary row
and Payne being we'll known and not
likely 10 run away.
About 0 o'clock, however, II was 70.
ported that Farrell was dying, aud an
APPEAL reporter was soon at his bed.
side.
The wounded hackman was stretch.
ed out on q bed, holding tight 10 q
rosary, and with his face turned 10.
ward holy image. A frlar, OF the
Fraucisian order, was giving the last
sacrament Of the church, and solemn
group Of men stood around and talked
OF the fight and the prospects for Bar.
ney's recovery. In low tones. Ora.
Williford and Hebning arrived Ia
few minutes, and after examining
Farrell, pror ounced his condition very
precsrious, though he 10 not In i'm.
mediate danger OF death. The wounds
consist Of eeyeral deep gaahes above
the forehead and q severe confusion
OF the brain. II Ia impossible 10 say
how they will resuli.
Payne was rearrested about $3.50
O'Clock, and the APrEAL man saw him
ut the station house. His version OF
the affair was exactly tle same M the
composite statement OF the witnesses
published above, except that he said
that the blows struck by him were not
heavy enough 10 have Injured Farrell.
His theory is that thelprincipal hurt
was done by FareiI's head striking
the brick wall when he was thrown
down In being toan loofe from his an.
tag onitt's throat.
The stick used by Payne is an old
style crooked handled walking cane,
very heavy, and hGbliuslly carried by
him.
payne IL q man 6lty.fv years old,
probably, but well preserved and pow.
eIiul. Farrell 10 about thirty years Of
nee and was q strongly built, robust
fellow, more than a match physically
for Payne.
Farrell is married, but separated
from his wife. lie will probably he
sent TO the hospital this morning.